Rupert Gmoser
Rupert Gmoser (born May 6, 1931 in Graz ; † August 14, 2008 ) was an Austrian politician and long-time member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria ( SPÖ ) to the Austrian Federal Council and National Council .
Life
After elementary school he attended the humanistic grammar school in Graz 1941-1949. He completed his law studies in 1953 and political science in 1954 at the University of Graz with a doctorate. He was a civil servant in the tax office for fees and transfer taxes in Graz from 1954 to 1955, economic adviser to the Chamber for Workers and Salaried Employees for Styria 1955–1959, Chief Secretary of the Chamber for Workers and Salaried Employees for Styria; 36 years head of the Otto Möbes School of Economics of the Chamber for Workers and Salaried Employees for Styria 1958–1994; Professor since 1976. Rupert Gmoser had been a member of the SPÖ since 1955. He was chairman of the Association of Socialist Students in Austria / University of Graz 1951-1954, chairman of the working group for social research at the Austrian Trade Union Federation in 1961, member of the regional party executive of the SPÖ Styria 1975-1994. Gmoser was considered to be a "pioneer" of the Styrian SPÖ. He was a member of the Austrian Federal Council from January 31, 1978 to May 14, 1979 and a member of the Austrian National Council (XV. – XVIII. GP) in the SPÖ parliamentary group from June 5, 1979 to April 30, 1994.
Rupert Gmoser was married to Renate Gmoser. Son Peter Gmoser (* 1971) is a professional dressage rider.
Honors
- 1971: Dr. Karl Renner Journalism Prize
- 1985: Great Golden Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2003: Josef Krainer Home Prize
- Great gold medal of the state of Styria
Works
- The reputation of skilled work in our time ; Verlag des Österr. Trade Union Confederation, Vienna 1975.
- The union on the way to the year 2000 ; Verlag des Österr. Trade union federation, Vienna 1971.
- On the way to popular capitalism? ; Publishing house of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions, Vienna 1970.
- Power and powerlessness of the organized ; Publishing house of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions, Vienna 1967.
- Trade union movement in our time ; Publishing house of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions, Vienna 1966.
- The workers on the way to economic democracy ; Publishing house of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions, Vienna 1965.
- The screened voter ; Blecha, Karl .; Europa Verlag, Vienna 1964.
Web links
- Rupert Gmoser on the website of the Austrian Parliament
- Entry about Rupert Gmoser in the Austria-Forum (biography)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary in the Kleine Zeitung , Graz August 24, 2008, p. 81.
- ^ Stefan Karner: Styria in the 20th century . Verlag Styria, Graz-Vienna-Cologne, 2000, ISBN 3-222-12770-0 , p. 406.
- ↑ http://www.petergmoser.at/html/peter_gmoser.html Peter Gmoser
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ↑ http://www.landespressedienst.steiermark.at/cms/beitrag/10081616/374565/
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gmoser, Rupert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the National Council, member of the Federal Council |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1931 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 2008 |